{"id":225422,"date":"2021-04-13T04:44:12","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T01:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-next-apple-tv-could-be-a-soundbar-with-a-built-in-camera\/"},"modified":"2021-04-13T04:44:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T01:44:12","slug":"the-next-apple-tv-could-be-a-soundbar-with-a-built-in-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-next-apple-tv-could-be-a-soundbar-with-a-built-in-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"#The next Apple TV could be a soundbar with a built-in camera"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#The next App<\/a>le TV could be a soundbar with a built-in camera<\/strong>”
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A few weeks ago we reported that Apple\u2019s next HomePod might come with a screen and a camera. Well, it seems the HomePod is not the only gadget mashup the company is experimenting with. According to a report by Bloomberg\u2019s Mark Gurman<\/a>, a future\u00a0Apple TV could essentially take the form of a soundbar with a built-in camera.<\/p>\n

Okay, so Bloomberg technically doesn\u2019t\u00a0specify<\/em> that said Apple TV would be shaped like a soundbar, but I mean, what else would it really be? It\u2019s an Apple TV with a speaker, so it\u2019s probably going to sit below or your television \u2014 especially as the camera would be used for conference calls.<\/p>\n

I guess it could be a soundbase<\/em>, like the Sonos Playbase, or some other kind of compact speaker to sit below or above your TV, but it\u2019s just semantics at that point.<\/p>\n

As you would expect, the Apple TV would be able to double as a Siri hub thanks to the built-in speaker, and you could use it for all the typical things you do with the TV box, such as watching videos and playing game<\/a>s. The camera would be used to make video calls, like Facebook<\/a>\u2019s Portal.<\/p>\n

This wouldn\u2019t be the first attempt at combining a speaker with smart TV software. The JBL Link<\/a>\u00a0stuffed Android TV into a soundbar, and Amazon\u2019s Fire TV Cube comes with a small speaker too. But this would be the biggest attempt at combining the two product categories we\u2019ve seen yet, especially with the addition of a camera.<\/p>\n

The report also builds on the prior rumor of a HomePod with a built-in screen and camera, suggesting Apple is basically thinking of gluing an iPad to a HomePod. \u201cApple has explored connecting the iPad to the speaker with a robotic arm that can move to follow a user around a room,\u201d says Bloomberg.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get your hopes too high though. The report clarifies that the products\u2019 development is still in early stages, and they might never see the light of day.<\/p>\n

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